Curtain-shade bracket.



PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

J. W. ITATUM. CURTAIN SHADE BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12. 1907.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES W. TATUM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Durham, in the county of Durham and State of North Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Shade Brackets, of which the following is a specification. My present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in curtain shade brackets and has for itsobjects to provide a device of this character, that will be simple in construction, cheap to manufacture and effective in its purposes. I One of the chief characteristicsof the invention is a shade bracket of that type wherein separate attaching devices, such as I nowgenerally employed, are entirely dis- Q pensed with, the attaching member em- "'ployed in my construction being of novel construction and formed integral with the head.

I am aware that it is not broadly new to rovide a curtain shade bracket having an ntegral attaching member, but the prior 'devices of this type have not gone into gen eral use, chiefly because of certain obj ection ble features incidental to their construction because of the difficulties in and cost of manufacture.

, Briefly and specifically stated my invenion comprises a shade roller bracket tamped from sheet metal and comprising a head having an integral attaching prong projecting from one end thereof and an in-- egral driving projection extending from the 'ppositc end in line with said rong, said ead being also provided wit an open Journal-receiving aperture located beneath he, driving projection, the latter forming he wall of and extending beyond said aperure to provide a free end adapted to receive he blows of a hammer when attaching the bracket in position for use. The invention further comprises certain 5 other novel features of construction and ar- .rangements of arts hereinafter to be described in deta1 and then more definitely pointed out in the claims. i -In the annexed drawings:Figure 1 is a perspective view of one of my improved shade roller brackets, and Fig. 2, is a side ei fvation showing the bracket attached in position for use, the part to which it is attached being shown in section.

.Referring now to the drawing the ref-r Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 12. 1907. Serial No. SSSAZB.

UNITED STATES PATnNroFFIon.

CURTAIN-SHADE BRACKET.

Patented Jan. 14, 1908.

to be stamped from sheet metal and having an integral, approximately flat, attaching prong 4, projecting from one end thereof, preferably near the top edge, and an integral driving projection 5, extending from the opposite end in line with said prong, the

free end or extremity of said so-called driving projection presenting an outstanding face adapted to receive the lmpacts of a hammer when driving the prong 4, .in the window frame or trim.

Arranged directly beneath the projection i 5, is an angular opening 6, stamped from the head, the vertical portion thereof being adapted to receive and retain either the round or angular journal upon the end of the shade roller, as indicated in Fig. '2, onewall of the said vertical portion being formed by the upwardly extending tongue 7.

It will be noted by referring to the.draw

ing that the driving projection 5, extends outward beyond the outer edge of the tongue 7, thus providing a free and unobstructed end adapted to receive the blows In order to provide a more secure means of attachment for the bracketand prevent accidental withdrawal or loosening thereof incident to the strains to which it is sub-.

jected in rollin and unrolling the shade upon its roller, f prefer to make the penetrating prong 4, with an arrow-headed point 8, and I also prefer to form that end of the bracket from which the prong proj ects, with serrations 9, providing a plurality of teeth which readily enter the window frame or trim and prevent the bracket from turning. I also provide a tooth 10, above the prong 4, as a further safeguard to resist turning or twisting movement of the head.

By forming a plurality of teeth 9, at one end of the head as shown and described, it will be apparent that at least one or more of such teeth will engage the window frame or trim even though the latter be only of bead-like form and very narrow.

As all parts vor projections of the bracket lie in the same plane, or in the plane of the head, it will be apparent thatthe same may once numeral 3, designates a head designed be easily and economically stamped from of a hammer without danger of striking and sheet metal at a single operation, which is a feature of importance in devices of this character.

What I claim is:

1. The herein described bracket, consisting of a head formed of sheet metal having an integral attaching prong projecting from one end thereof and an integral driving projection extending from the opposite end in line with said prong, said head being also provided with an open journal receiving aperture situated beneath the driving projection, the latter forming one wall of and having its extremity extending beyond said aperture and all parts of the bracket lying in the same plane.

2. The herein described shade roller bracket, consisting of a head stamped from sheet metal having an integral attaching prong projecting from one end thereof and having an arrow-head point, and an integral driving projection extending from the opposite end in line with said prong, said head being also provided with an angular opening shade roller I 3. The herein described shade roller bracket, consisting of a head formed of sheet metal having an integral attaching prong projecting from one end, the edge of the head above and below said prong being serrated, and a driving projection extending from the opposite end of the head in line with the prong, said head being also provided with an angular opening located below the drivin projection, all parts of the bracket lying 1n the same plane substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES W. TATUML \Vitnesses:

J. S PERRY, J. T. I-Lumrss. 

